It's a shame I could not be there with the group, but until (at least) one more surgery in the next couple of months - then 6 to 8 weeks recovery - I simply cannot drive nor sit in a seat in the ground. So this season is unlikely, and goodness do I miss being there?
I'm glad you guys managed to get together, let's hope we can do it next season too Steve > On 23 Jan 2025, at 12:29, Nicholas Armit via Leedslist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Doubt it. > Great to meet another List face! > Off to get my brown shirt for the trip home. > Nick > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Thursday, January 23, 2025, 10:59 AM, Ed Morrish <[email protected]> > wrote: > > At the final whistle, the Elland Road DJ played Kaiser Chiefs, but anyone > predicting a riot last night needs to give their crystal balls a polish; > effectively, the match was over within a minute: when Leeds score first, we > don’t lose. > > Norwich had good periods of possession and Sam Byram got an early yellow, > which tempted wingers to run at him, but in truth they didn’t lay a glove on > us. Their most dangerous-looking attack, taking advantage of mistake by > Ampadu, was snuffed out by a speeding Rodon - I had no idea he was that quick! > > When it’s 0-0, Farkeball can be frustrating; it’s very easy to shout “we have > better players, why aren’t we having a go?” from the stands when you’re not > the one who gets sacked if it goes wrong. With a goal lead, though, it’s just > sometimes a bit tedious, but there didn’t seem to be the annoyance in the air > that we’ve heard recently. > > Maybe Farke is mindful of the duration of the season, and isn’t looking to > burn anyone out? Maybe he knows that we could go gung-ho this season and > (probably) win the league, but that won’t work next season so it’s better to > indoctrinate the habits that will keep us in the Premier League now, while we > have worse opposition to practice against. > > Fear of second yellows saw Tanaka and Sam taken off for Gruev, who was fine, > and Firpo, who showed how much more dangerous left-footed players are on the > left wing; every attack was suddenly quicker, because he didn’t have to cut > back onto his “good” foot. > > In one of our spells of attacking pressure, on the hour, one of their players > tried to keep the ball alive rather than concede a corner, and it dropped at > the feet of Solomon, who whipped it across for James to slot home. After > that, we took off the goalscorers and replaced them with little Wilfred > Gnonto and Largie Ramazami, to keep the Norwich defence on their toes, but > the game was over. > > My first trip to ER in years, and it was great to be back, and to catch up > with Wiggy and Nicholas before the game. A goal in each half, a clean sheet, > top of the league… maybe we’ll cheer up when we’re promoted? > > Ed. > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Martin Brown, a Usual Suspect who gave us Spadge Tours and Team17 R.I.P. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Martin Brown, a Usual Suspect who gave us Spadge Tours and Team17 R.I.P. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Martin Brown, a Usual Suspect who gave us Spadge Tours and Team17 R.I.P.
